Metamorphosis
Another player who had finished breakfast was standing at the door. He grabbed Mitao's collar with a horrified look on his face. "How is this possible? The game won't deny us food. You said that! There won't be any problem with the food. He must have triggered some other death rule himself! Save me!"
Mi Tao ignored him, calmly pushed his hand away with a cold look in his eyes.
He Lizhou took off his gloves and turned to look at him, looking him up and down with the same cold gaze.
The man was frightened by the gazes of the two men. When he saw He Lizhou still holding the knife in his hand, he turned around and tried to run away.
After running a few steps, he suddenly fell to the ground, his body twitching and white foam coming out of his mouth.
He Lizhou immediately took a step back, raised the knife, and waited for something to come out of his stomach.
Unexpectedly, the man's body had begun to stiffen rapidly, and his stomach was motionless.
He Lizhou thought about it, approached the corpse, and used the tip of the knife to push aside the clothes on the body, but the skin was intact.
Mi Tao stood far away and commanded: "Open his mouth and take a look."
If these two people had not triggered different death points for each other, then the way they died would have been the same.
He Lizhou thought of the hole in Changlian's stomach. The hole was not big, and the internal organs would be exposed after it was broken. If something wanted to come out, it would only come out through those few holes. There was indeed only one mouth, so he slowly pried open the man's mouth.
As soon as a gap was created, a large, wriggling white worm flew out. It looked exactly like the one they saw in the jungle yesterday. Fortunately, He Lizhou was already alert and reacted immediately, using a blade to pick the worm aside.
The insect fell to the ground, but it let out a scream like a human, and after a while, it stopped moving.
He Lizhou felt something was wrong and looked up, meeting Mi Tao's eyes which were a bit gloating. When he saw He Lizhou looking at him, his expression immediately changed to one of worry.
He Lizhou: "...In fact, everyone knows who the other party is, so there is no need to pretend."
Mi Tao immediately put away his expression and said, "You are now doing something similar to what Ni Peng did yesterday. Pray that Ni Peng is okay. If Ni Peng is okay, it means this is not the death point. If Ni Peng is in trouble, you can't escape either."
He Lizhou thought to himself whether he should thank this person for not forcing him to find a solution. He smiled and said, "It's still a little different."
But he did not elaborate on the specific differences.
Mi Tao curled his lips, hinting out of a knowing partnership, "I'm going to the woods, you can do whatever you want."
He Lizhou successfully received the signal, "Then I'll go to the village."
He Lizhou stood up, approached the white worm, poked it gently with the tip of the knife, turned it over, and then he could see the worm's specific appearance.
It actually has a human face that has not yet grown!
Although the insect was motionless, the human face seemed to still be alive. It was turned over and glared at He Lizhou fiercely. The viciousness in its eyes was chilling.
This vivid face immediately reminded He Lizhou of the vacant houses in the village, and he felt a chill all over his body. "Xiao Peng?"
Peng Ningyu was still in the bathroom sorting out her emotions. When she heard He Lizhou calling her, she didn't dare to delay, fearing that something had happened again, so she quickly wiped her face and ran out.
"I'm here."
He Lizhou saw the fear and panic in Peng Ningyu's eyes and turned his head slightly. "I'm going to the village today. Do you want to come with me?"
Peng Ningyu actually thought she was going to Lao Hu's house for breakfast, "I don't want to eat anymore."
He Lizhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Go check for clues."
Peng Ningyu's eyes flashed with struggle and hesitation, but she finally nodded heavily, "I'll go."
He Lizhou felt relieved and actually felt relieved. Although Peng Ningyu was chosen hastily, at least she was willing to take risks and fight hard, so she would certainly be able to stand on her own in the future.
He Lizhou simply packed up his things and gave Peng Ningyu a small and light dagger, "Take it for self-defense."
Peng Ningyu did not refuse and took it generously, "Thank you, Brother He."
He Lizhou couldn't stand hearing this title. He didn't go to work after graduation, but opened a hotel directly. So this title made him feel like he was back in his middle school years. "Just call me Boss He."
Peng Ningyu didn't ask any more questions, "Thank you, Boss He."
He Lizhou took her out of the room and saw a lock hanging outside Ni Peng's door. The lock was exquisite and high-end, obviously not something from the bamboo house.
It was probably Mi Tao who killed him. Ni Peng was probably mentally ill and unable to protect himself. Mi Tao was guarding him against them, Li Deyu, or monsters.
He Lizhou took a quick look and then looked away. The two of them walked into Wanhua Village, only to find that the village was much drier today than yesterday. When the wind blew, it would sweep up the yellow sand.
It's completely different from when I first came here.
He Lizhou originally didn't dare to let Peng Ningyu act alone, but Peng Ningyu said that the village was so big that if they acted together it would take forever to investigate.
He Lizhou let the girl go and became independent. It seemed that this girl had become very different and very strong after receiving some stimulation.
"Then you are not allowed to go into those locked rooms. I will watch over you. You can search the rooms carefully for decorations. If there are family photos or something like that, take note of the faces of the people there."
Peng Ningyu held the dagger tightly in her palm. The sweat stains made it difficult for her to hold the handle of the dagger. She wiped it on her clothes, then held the dagger again. She and He Lizhou split up and searched and observed the furnishings in the house.
He Lizhou turned and went to the third floor. The entire room on the third floor was locked. He Lizhou twisted the wire twice and pushed it gently, and then opened the lock.
He didn't dare let the chain fall to the ground and make a sound, so he caught it with his hand. It hit him right on the spot and it hurt so much that when he looked carefully, he saw that it was already bruised.
"Fortunately, Peng Ningyu was not allowed to come over. A girl's hands are delicate and tender. If she was hit like this, she would definitely bleed." He thought to himself while pushing the door open with his hand.
The opening of the door raised a cloud of dust. He Lizhou held his breath but dared not blink, for fear of missing something.
As soon as the door was opened, the things inside began to oxidize immediately, and the plain white canvas broke into pieces when it came into contact with the air.
He Lizhou knew that rescue was impossible, so he simply didn't rush in to rescue. He observed from outside the house, lowered his eyes to look at the thick dust on the ground, and followed one step at a time.
He walked to the canvas, but could no longer tell what was on the painting, so he gave up and walked around the room. Surprisingly, there were things needed for painting.
After walking past a few houses, He Lizhou couldn't help wondering, "Do people in this village love painting so much?"
He had visited at least four houses, and all the locked rooms contained painting supplies.
This is so strange. Even the village chief only introduced the village by saying that it has pleasant scenery, without mentioning the number of artists per capita.
He Lizhou was about to leave when he touched an art knife under his feet.
It was normal to have an art knife in the studio. He Lizhou didn't think much about it and turned around and left the studio.
It was not until he was on his way to the next store that he suddenly remembered what was on the blade of the art knife.
There are fragments of light.
It’s exactly the same as what’s under Lao Hu’s fingernails!
He Lizhou immediately turned around, ran back to the third floor, and searched everywhere through the drawers and cabinets.
Only then did he find a bucket of phosphorus powder hidden among a pile of paint buckets.
He Lizhou scooped up a little with the lid at hand, put it to his nose and smelled it, and a strange fragrance came out.
He Lizhou couldn't tell what this thing was, so he didn't dare take it away rashly, for fear of bringing the curse into the bamboo house where the players lived. He had no choice but to put the lid back on and prepare to find a place to hide it first, and bring someone who knew about this to identify it later.
He just picked up the bucket and turned around, only to find the village chief standing at the door, looking at him quietly.
I don’t know how long I have been here or what I have seen.
He Lizhou immediately broke out in a cold sweat and pretended to be calm, "Village Chief?"
The village chief was not fooled by his appearance and asked gloomily, "What are you doing?"
He Lizhou concealed his panic by lowering his eyes to look at the bucket. When he raised his eyes again, he had returned to normal and raised the things in his hand.
"What are you talking about? I saw that there were not many painting supplies on the third floor, so I came to the villagers to see if there was anything I could use."
The village chief looked at him for a long time. He Lizhou's arms began to tremble because of the heavy bucket. He spoke again, "Taking without asking is stealing."
He Lizhou put the bucket down, lowered his brows and changed his ways, "Yes, it was my fault, I just saw that no one lived in this house, and the things were..."
Somehow these words angered the village chief, and he waved his hand and told He Lizhou to get out.
He Lizhou immediately performed a trick of sliding away on the spot, and no trace of him could be seen.
He Lizhou ran out of the village chief's sight and knocked the dagger in his hand, and Peng Ningyu's dagger also vibrated.
This is a pair of props that He Lizhou picked up in his own inn. After his inn was involved in the game, "game equipment" often dropped. Although no one knew where they dropped from, He Lizhou picked them all up.
This pair of daggers is a tool for self-defense and communication. Peng Ningyu received the signal and understood that someone else appeared in the village, and He Lizhou was reminding her to be more careful.
He Lizhou looked up and saw that the house in front of him was exactly the old Hu's house.
This time, He Lizhou went through the front door and knocked on it. Old Hu shouted "Come in" in angrily, and He Lizhou then walked into the house like a gentleman.
Lao Hu raised his eyelids and saw that it was him. He sneered, "Are you hungry again?"
He Lizhou smiled and said, "With uncle's help, I shouldn't be hungry these two days."
Old Hu understood that this person knew that he had put something in the porridge to keep them from being hungry for a long time. "You are quite perceptive."
He Lizhou accepted the compliment without any modesty, "That's why I noticed there was something between your fingers."
Old Hu then raised his cloudy eyes to look at He Lizhou and raised his finger, "...You are the first one to discover it."
He Lizhou didn't understand what he meant, but Lao Hu refused to say more, so he just gave up.
Old Hu did not give He Lizhou any clues, but just sighed: "You are smart and good at pretending, you can succeed."
He Lizhou stepped forward and said, "You can always tell what this is."
The emotions in Old Hu's eyes were so complicated that He Lizhou couldn't understand them. In the end, he only said two words.
"Bad fate".
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